In September 2003, the Miami District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Six L's Packing Co., Inc. and Produce Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964. ...
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In September 2003, the Miami District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Six L's Packing Co., Inc. and Produce Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging parties, female employees, to a sexually hostile work environment consisting of unwelcome sexual comments, requests for sexual favors, and touching, and in one instance retaliation for complaint about the alleged harassment, resulting in the constructive discharge of the charging parties. The charging parties intervened in the lawsuit in January 2004. Following some conferences, the parties settled the dispute through a consent decree in November 2004 and judgment was entered in favor of the EEOC and complainants in December 2004.

The three-year decree, containing a non-discrimination and non-retaliation clause, required the defendant to: post and distribute notice of employee rights, provide annual training sessions to managers and personnel, expunge one complainant's record and provide a neutral reference, and pay $206,000 to be distributed among three individuals.